Years ago, Nassau had a signed county route system, just like Suffolk. It was extremely extensive. The numbers ranged from 1 to 191, with very few numbers being skipped. The 1962 version of the Official Map of Nassau County showed the proposed road network for Nassau. A copy of this map is available for viewing at the Nassau County Planning Commission, although it is very large and therefore not reproducible. The map shows several unbuilt proposed state routes, including the Caumsett Parkway and sections of the Bethpage Parkway, the Nassau Expressway (NY 878), and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135). However, every county route shown on the map was built and most are still under the jurisdiction of the county. It is unknown whether signage was posted for all of the county routes only for a subset of them. The routes were marked with orange and blue pentagonal shields. Later, the federal government set standards for county route signage and Nassau's signs were not compliant. Since Nassau did not have adequate money to purchase the new signs necessary to come into compliance, the signs were all removed and all Nassau county routes became secret designations. The system has changed substantially in the time since. Many roads under the jurisdiction of the county no longer have route numbers. Only few routes, specifically CR 2, CR 26, CR 27, CR 63, CR 105, and CR 181 have not been shortened, lengthened, or otherwise modified since 1962.

Cove Neck Road, Sagamore Hill Road

From:

Cove Road (CR 17) in Oyster Bay Cove

To:

Dead end in Cove Neck

Rosedale Road

From:

Hungry Harbor Road at the Queens-Nassau border

To:

Mill Road (CR 20) in Valley Stream

Note:

The eastern section of Rosedale Road has been renamed Brookfield Road.

Bayville Road

From:

Buckram Road (CR 16) in Locust Valley

To:

Horse Hollow Road (CR 1) and Bayville Road (CR 1) in Lattingtown

Hegemans Lane

From:

Cedar Swamp Road (NY 107) in Old Brookville

To:

Chicken Valley Road (CR 18) in Old Brookville

Broadway

From:

Empire Avenue at the Queens-Nassau border

To:

Merrick Road (CR 27) in Lynbrook

Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road

From:

Atlantic Avenue (CR 90) in Baldwin

To:

Long Beach Road (CR 1) and Baldwin Road (CR 1) in Hempstead

Mott Street, Oceanside Road

From:

Long Beach Road (CR 1) in Oceanside

To:

Long Beach Road (CR 1) in Rockville Centre

Lawson Boulevard, Rockaway Avenue

From:

Long Beach Road (CR 1) in Oceanside

To:

Lincoln Avenue (CR 150) in Rockville Centre

Note:

The east/west section of Lawson Boulevard has been renamed Daly Boulevard.

Scranton Avenue

From:

Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Lynbrook

To:

Atlantic Avenue (CR 3) in East Rockaway

Union Avenue

From:

East Rockaway Road (CR 10) in Hewlett

To:

Atlantic Avenue (CR 3) in Lynbrook

Doughty Boulevard

From:

Nassau Expressway (NY 878) and Broadway (CR 54) in Lawrence

To:

Sheridan Boulevard (CR 10) and Burnside Avenue (CR 10) in Inwood

Note:

CR 60 was divided into two segments by the then-proposed Nassau Expressway (NY 878).

Beech Street

From:

Nassau Expressway (NY 878) in Atlantic Beach

To:

Long Beach city line

Note:

CR 60 was divided into two segments by the then-proposed Nassau Expressway (NY 878).